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- Approval of minutes (consent): Approved with five affirmative votes and one abstention. The meeting clerk recorded the roll and the chair announced the minutes approval.

- Item 8A (1213 & 1253 East Ninth Street — tentative tract map 2400002, conditional use permit 250002, development plan review 240009): Motion to find the project categorically exempt from CEQA (CEQA Guidelines §15332) and adopt a resolution approving the entitlements, as amended to require architectural/dimensional composition roofing. Approved with six affirmative votes. Staff noted a 10-day appeal period.

- Item 8B (continuation): Several entitlements (tentative parcel map number 2041/TPM 20819 and associated permits) were continued to the regular Planning Commission meeting on 07/23/2025 by motion; continuation passed with six affirmative votes.

- Item 8C (Colonies at San Antonio specific plan amendment No. 8 and Colonies Crossroads comprehensive sign program amendment No. 1): Motion to recommend the City Council approve the specific-plan and sign-program amendments to replace two approved secondary freeway pylon signs with two double-faced digital billboards (672 sq ft per face, up to 90 ft above freeway), including staff’s amendment to remove an extraneous sentence from proposed subsection K1. Motion passed 5–1 (recommendation forwarded to City Council).

- Motion to adjourn to the next regularly scheduled meeting in July: Approved with six affirmative votes.

Where vote tallies or mover/second names were not explicitly read into the record, the commission clerk's roll call and chair announcements were used to report the final tallies; formal motions and resolution numbers will be included in the official minutes and the administrative record.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Upland - Planning Commission - Jun 26, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of formal actions taken at the Planning Commission meeting, including approval of minutes, the 11-unit townhome entitlement, continuance of a parcel map, recommendation on Colonies billboard amendments, and adjournment.","taxTitle","Upland, San Bernardino County, California","taxId",4300,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6521495,"Staff reports council actions: commissioner reappointment, Magnolia Plaza bid rejection and $400,000 multifamily rehab program",201,157000,358000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5091778-92daf3d64e3443e7bffbf1d2dada368a&start=157&end=358","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5091778-92daf3d64e3443e7bffbf1d2dada368a/thumbnail_157000.jpg","/articles/6521495/Upland/San-Bernardino-County/California/Staff-reports-council-actions-commissioner-reappointment-Magnolia-Plaza-bid-rejection-and-400000-multifamily-rehab-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6521495-0ec27c84e827b6b6531043e7e3987c72/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442814&Signature=l841chnGCd206g9ESsxkE1JQdB2rG2miL~48SSIN4EobxKs3fPu~pmXLcRp1LvkH8e3HEgTnLLrF9C3aItRLxGyQmDVWeovogniNlEwWiGc5i8gUZonels6hAPKfy6ItNAS1cujAeGyn-1Fftx1rrYIlSWFRbLRf-tfui1~~1-tqOTnZ6ngvXye6B7ayq5YP2NjatJHGvc-sqsWeu9fTdZK5xkzpGrvX8sk5naLgy5-kHJCG9X0jnWTW4L2fSSCS2rDvKA2aR7OE2CcY8rkFxjhovMSdwVHLF2Zr~d8O3TKecW1CF23xstyGXt6VrF~0M0OymGTQeDIOTb912d7krQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Planning staff updated the commission on recent City Council actions and programs that bear on the commission’s work.

Mr. Dahlquist reported the City Council ratified the mayor’s reappointment of Planning Commissioner Jeff Johnson for an additional four-year term. The council also rejected all bids for the Tom Thomas Magnolia Plaza project after bid results exceeded budget expectations; staff said landscape architects will modify the east-side, passive-park improvements and the project will be re-bid later.

Dahlquist said the council unanimously approved the Via Serena specific plan at second reading, and approved a multifamily rehabilitation program to be administered by the city’s housing division. The rehabilitation program will use Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and the city’s low- and moderate-income housing funds, with a program budget of $400,000. The program is targeted to small multifamily properties (eight units or fewer) and would provide up to $50,000 per owner with a required owner match of 25% (approximately $12,500). Staff described eligible uses as exterior improvements — for example roofing and landscaping — intended to address blight in neighborhoods with fragmented ownership.

Dahlquist closed by saying the council will monitor the program and consider continuing funding if it proves successful.

Commissioner Johnson thanked staff and the commission for the reappointment remarks during the meeting.","Planning staff reported recent City Council actions: reappointment of Planning Commissioner Jeff Johnson to another four-year term, rejection of bids for Tom Thomas Magnolia Plaza with redesign planned, unanimous approval of the Via Serena specific plan, and a $400,000 multifamily rehabilitation program targeting small multifamily buildings.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6521500,"Planning Commission recommends City Council allow two digital billboards at Colonies at San Antonio, votes 5–1",3429,1632000,5061000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5091778-92daf3d64e3443e7bffbf1d2dada368a&start=1632&end=5061","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5091778-92daf3d64e3443e7bffbf1d2dada368a/thumbnail_1632000.jpg","/articles/6521500/Upland/San-Bernardino-County/California/Planning-Commission-recommends-City-Council-allow-two-digital-billboards-at-Colonies-at-San-Antonio-votes-51","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6521500-d830c32b0513f8ce249dd7ddfbc3e072/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442814&Signature=HqKJpY7-UjeY4-mlJQfrPGCJx72Avogp-N1tQ-exuGToyIdhESFQHN3leJmXMIAo5lTSFkZbuTrsyAu32O87njQg4iMJlIcdUSpVqiYW-PLoNHcgQ5S-ttplRa~PlwTKnE7dGadZVDl6Q-ih-3x4mAr0oTUEbISfZimID8ZJf9j70xC~DFeQV58Hj1sdAdm781cAXute9mIvlqJ1hq19hq0Jrsj~m1Ybn50VI1oKFxaQAwbkSbYzkxeojlbDJp9AY8Sa81iWU8jZ0w70GTz1dDH49Q85oWH4tGTvPBrz6DnBM1Sq6dg1KC1gL-~E5iGapvTLtjSJsaRgZ6qFIE2Jgg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Upland Planning Commission voted 5–1 to recommend that the City Council approve an amendment to the Colonies at San Antonio Specific Plan and the Colonies Crossroads comprehensive sign program to allow two double-sided digital billboards to replace two permitted secondary freeway pylon signs.

Staff described the proposal as an amendment to Section 7.7 of the Colonies specific plan to add a new subsection authorizing billboard-style outdoor advertising with specific regulations. The proposed billboards would be 672 square feet per face (48 feet wide by 14 feet tall) and up to 90 feet above freeway roadway elevation; message changes would be limited to no more frequently than once every six seconds, blinking or removing characters would be prohibited, and billboards would be required to include automatic dimming to maintain illumination at no more than 0.3 foot-candle over ambient light at 250 feet. Staff also said the amendment builds in a requirement that a ratio of existing removed, nonconforming billboards would offset new digital billboards; staff said four previously removed billboards would count toward that ratio.

Planning staff noted the amendment would replace two secondary pylon signs that had been allowed to include electronic message displays with larger double-faced billboards; staff said the change is consistent with analysis in the 2002 specific-plan EIR and subsequent amendments and that the item is recommended to be found exempt from CEQA under the cited authority in the staff report.

Commissioners raised traffic-safety and visual-impact concerns, and asked whether Caltrans approval was required; staff and the applicant confirmed Caltrans is the permitting authority for off-site freeway advertising and that Caltrans review had been part of the long negotiation history. Commissioner Borger asked whether message boards might distract drivers at nearby signalized intersections; the project team said sight-distance and illumination studies had been done and said a Federal Highway Administration study of digital signage had found no measurable safety increase at comparable sites.

Dan Richards, co-managing general partner for the Colonies center, urged support and said major tenants had asked for LED signage to advertise seasonal and promotional activity. Richards said the owners have worked with Lamar for many years and that the center’s tenants would be prioritized for advertising time; he also said Caltrans approval had been obtained. Todd Porter representing Lamar said the southern billboard location reads to road grade and described sight-distance and siting considerations. A resident, Natasha (Tasha) Walton, opposed the amendment citing light pollution, wildlife impacts and neighborhood character: \"Our birds are dying and they're not making it to where they're supposed to go,\" she said.

The planning commission’s motion recommended that the council adopt the specific-plan amendment and approve an amendment to the comprehensive sign program to allow two double-sided digital billboards of up to 672 square feet per face and up to 90 feet above the freeway, and included an amendment to remove an extraneous sentence from the proposed new subsection K1 in the staff draft. The motion passed 5–1; the record shows one commissioner opposed. Planning staff will forward the recommendation to the City Council for final action.

The revised sign rules proposed in the amendment would also permit the city to place public-service announcements on the billboards as time allows at no charge, and include other operational limits described in the staff report.","The Planning Commission recommended the City Council approve a specific-plan amendment and sign-program amendment to replace two secondary pylon tenant signs with two double-sided digital billboards; commissioners and speakers debated safety, Caltrans approval and local advertising priority.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6521505,"Planning Commission approves 11-townhome project at East Ninth Street",1047,469000,1516000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5091778-92daf3d64e3443e7bffbf1d2dada368a&start=469&end=1516","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5091778-92daf3d64e3443e7bffbf1d2dada368a/thumbnail_469000.jpg","/articles/6521505/Upland/San-Bernardino-County/California/Planning-Commission-approves-11-townhome-project-at-East-Ninth-Street","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6521505-0574b93341ab145d8216531ff860956a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442814&Signature=jwFhMd8J4lGJrsC0Kve4Zhs46VqkTxNkFL2aiSXD~5lhEhE5aNl9Fk2D56u8Ep2XPmrl-cJUArAwXh-r9D-K896lG8B~2xGzprtDvt4KFYqBXv9WO9Zd-cf5VmrlrguiQ7iFICdg-IItNGd6Ca2EJDZcPkedOwFdMUvHmZB7XsT3OccaS9s5KaKbXDKnblNJ9yGGNZcEm4sA13Xb0oN6NyOEodA0MQOy0bYECy9fm0B-CccsROfM2TWXenVWRZi6z-M2XK9SUc3TdvdFBYqI04qlh5OCOOSEtefHLtcnXZgs8A6Y2c3RNwoastf330bQ3jceOGgQ~1cUK~53o-4e3g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Upland Planning Commission voted to approve a development of 11 townhomes at 1213 and 1253 East Ninth Street, adopting a resolution that included a tentative tract map, conditional use permit and development plan review and finding the project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under the infill exception (CEQA Guidelines section 15332).

The project — described by staff as 11 condominium townhomes on two existing parcels that will be combined — will provide 23 parking spaces (three more than required), 2,755 square feet of common open space including a barbecue area and playground, and an HOA to maintain common areas. Buildings 1 and 2 contain one-bedroom units (two-story for the one-bed) and the remaining units are two- and three-bedroom plans with two-car garages; the one-bedroom plans include a single-car garage. Staff said two uncovered guest parking spaces will include a van-accessible ADA stall and that path-of-travel requirements will be met.

Planning staff presented the entitlements as tentative tract map number 2400002, conditional use permit number 250002, and development plan review number 240009, and recommended adoption of findings of CEQA exemption under the infill development exception. The commission conditioned the approval to require that composition roofing use an architectural or dimensional style to provide architectural relief.

Tom Lau, project architect, told the commission the applicant plans to use architectural/dimensional composition shingles (\"dimensional shingle, those are 2 to 3 layers\") and confirmed electric-vehicle charging will be workable at the site. He said plan check is expected to take about six months after permit approval before construction can start.

Commissioners asked for clarification on layout details including the location of the playground and turf (staff confirmed the play equipment and grass areas), the number and location of accessible parking stalls (staff identified a striped van-accessible stall), and the inclusion of in-unit laundry in the one-bedroom plans (the applicant pointed out a labeled laundry closet behind the unit door).

The motion to approve the CEQA exemption and adopt the resolution approving the entitlements passed with six affirmative votes. Staff noted a 10-day appeal period for the decision.

The commission record identifies the entitlements by the numbers above; the applicant will proceed to plan check and building permits after the appeal period expires.","The Upland Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a development including 11 townhomes at 1213 and 1253 East Ninth Street, adopting required entitlements and finding the project categorically exempt from CEQA under the infill exception.","actionData","errors"]

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